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Old World

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4.2/5

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4.2

88 Reviews

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Old World
Description
From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse. Old World is a historical strategy game where you lead your empire through multiple generations, building a grand legacy to last beyond your own years. This is an era of great leaders, fro...
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Atmospheric, Turn-Based, Tactical, Management, show 9 more... Multiplayer, Sandbox, Historical, War, Local Co-Op, Military, Grand Strategy, Local Multiplayer, 4X
Critics reviews
83 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
87/100
User reviews

4.2/5

( 88 Reviews )

4.2

88 Reviews

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Product details
2022, Mohawk Games, ...
System requirements
Windows® 10 (64-bit), Intel® Core™ i5-4570 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core), 8 GB RAM...
DLCs
Old World - Pharaohs of the Nile, Old World - Behind the Throne, Old World - Wonders and Dynasties,...
Time to beat
23 hMain
41 h Main + Sides
68.5 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description


From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse.

Old World is a historical strategy game where you lead your empire through multiple generations, building a grand legacy to last beyond your own years. This is an era of great leaders, from the revered to the feared. Which will you be? 
 

 

Marry for politics, raise your heirs, and manage your relationship with the families of your kingdom. In the fast and furious world of kings and queens, family matters. 
 

  • Each of the 7 kingdoms has four noble families that provide various benefits when put in charge of your cities.
  • Manage family ties through events, actions, and marriages to keep them happy and reap additional benefits. Upset them, or make them too powerful, and you risk their ire.
  • Maintain a strong family unit, or distract yourself with more illicit adventures.

 

 

 

The world is full of great characters with distinct personalities, strengths, and weaknesses. Use them to forge your kingdom, defend your borders, and build ties with other leaders. 
 

  • Seek out and recruit famed warriors, philosophers, builders, and more. Have them tutor your children, lead your armies, and further your reign.
  • Different personality archetypes allow your court members to perform different tasks in similar roles. Find the right combinations to take full advantage of governors, diplomats, spymasters, and even your spouse.
  • Characters develop new personalities and traits over time, growing old, gaining experience, and finally falling ill and passing away, leaving room for the next generation.

 

 

 

Unsettled tribes, barbarian marauders, and remnants of previous cultures are all waiting in the vast unexplored wilderness. 
 

  • Discover artifacts and great heroes of the past at ruins scattered across the map.
  • Experience over 3,000 unique events inspired by history and mythology.
  • Contact with foreign dignitaries triggers event chains, stories, and courtroom drama.
  • Pursue ambitions and legacies related to conquest, development, faith, and more.
  • Historically inspired scenarios, weekly challenge games, and a choice between randomly generated and handcrafted maps to explore. Lead Carthage to victory as Hannibal in the Punic Wars, hold your own against Barbarian Hordes, or compete against other players in tackling fictional scenarios.

 

 

 

Why do things the way they've always been done? Old World brings a new take to key elements of the 4X strategy genre: 
 

  • Go beyond the traditional resources. Buildings are made of wood and stone, not "industry." Population doesn't grow off "food" alone.
  • Orders are a resource shared across your realm. Instead of moving every unit once per turn, each unit can be moved multiple times until fatigued or Orders are depleted.
  • Technological advancement is not predetermined. Randomization helps keep technology trees feeling fresh with each new playthrough.
  • Quality of life improvements, such as the ability to undo mistaken commands and nested tooltips, ensure you're always making informed decisions.
  • Play with friends in countless multiplayer modes — from hotseat, to asynchronous, to cloud play.
  • Experience a Grammy-nominated soundtrack blending Arabic music with contemporary influences.
  • Mods further open up infinite options for new worlds, empires, and dynasties — inspired by our real world, and by works of fiction as well.
Popular achievements
Explorer
Become the Explorer
common  ·  38.76%
Pioneer
Become the Pioneer
common  ·  30.23%
Settler
Become the Settler
common  ·  51.32%
Friendly Family
Reach highest family opinion of you
common  ·  39.97%
Learn to Play 1
Complete Learn to Play scenario 1
common  ·  54.62%
Learn to Play 2
Complete Learn to Play scenario 2
common  ·  44.5%
Learn to Play 3
Complete Learn to Play scenario 3
common  ·  32.66%
Play a Single Player Game
Play a Single Player Game
common  ·  50.83%
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
23 hMain
41 h Main + Sides
68.5 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Atmospheric, Turn-Based, Tactical, Management, show 9 more... Multiplayer, Sandbox, Historical, War, Local Co-Op, Military, Grand Strategy, Local Multiplayer, 4X
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Mac OS X (10.13+)
Release date:
{{'2022-05-19T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Mohawk Games / Hooded Horse
Size:
4.3 GB
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DLCs
Old World - Pharaohs of the Nile
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Old World - Behind the Throne
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Old World - Wonders and Dynasties
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Old World - The Sacred and The Profane
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Critics reviews
78
Top Critic Average
83 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
PC Gamerby Fraser Brown
87/100
A clever spiritual successor to Civilization full of both novelties and big ideas.
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User reviews

Posted on: December 31, 2024

fFDDD1281

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Games: 26 Reviews: 2

The perfect cross-between Civ, AOE & CK

The perfect cross-between Civ, AOE & Crusader Kings I've been looking for. 10/10 so far

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Posted on: January 10, 2025

GangusMaximus

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Games: 148 Reviews: 1

Awesome game!

I just love this game. Have been waiting for something like this for a while.

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Posted on: October 27, 2022

ultramutalisk

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Old World

Old World is my personal best 4x strategy.

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Posted on: August 27, 2024

dxro

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great

amazing one

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Posted on: March 17, 2024

ExSteam

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Good game

For me its a good mix of Civ and Crusader Kings. Combat is definately better than Civ6. Performance....seems to need some work. Achievements are broken, been getting the same ones for the last month or so.

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